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Nvidia Quadro 5000 Professional Graphics Card Review Nvidia  Quadro 5000  Quadro FX 4800  Fermi  GF100
[07/27/10 | by Ilya Gavrichenkov]

New generation of professional graphics cards from Nvidia uses chips with Fermi architecture. Today we are going to introduce to you one of the new solutions, Quadro 5000 that belongs to high-performance segment and is coming to replace Quadro FX 4800.

Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 1 GB Graphics Card Review Gainward GeForce GTX 460 1GB GLH  Nvidia GeForce GTX 460  Nvidia GF104
[07/18/10 | by Alexey Stepin]

As we have expected, GeForce GTX 465, which we have reviewed previously, did become an intermediate solution. It gave way to true Nvidia fighters intending to restore parity with AMD in the segment of affordable gaming solutions priced around $200. Please meet GeForce GTX 460 1 GB and one of the first graphics cards based on GF104 with factory overclocking in place – Gainward GTX 460 GS GLH!

Axle Radeon HD 5670 1GB GDDR5 Graphics Card Review Axle Radeon HD 5670 1GB GDDR5
[07/13/10 | by Alexey Stepin]

We do not often get really interesting modifications of inexpensive graphics accelerators, but they are definitely of great interest to those gamers who have limited budget. Today we are going to talk about a graphics card like that.

Radeon HD 5800 3-way CrossFire vs. GeForce GTX 480 SLI: Final Battle Radeon HD 5800 3-way CrossFire  GeForce GTX 480 SLI  Gigabyte Radeon HD 5870 SO
[07/05/10 | by Alexey Stepin]

In the second round of the heavyweight duel the victory was awarded to the GeForce GTX 480 SLI tandem. But AMD graphics division hasn’t yet said its final word: today a ripple-GPU CrossFire configuration will try to win the leadership back.

The Kings of Multimedia Playback: Contemporary HTPC Graphics Cards Reviewed Radeon HD 5750  Radeon HD 5670  Radeon HD 5570  Radeon HD 5450  Radeon HD 4850  Radeon HD 4770  Radeon HD 4670  GeForce 9800 GT  GeForce 9800 GTS  GeForce GTS 240  GeForce GT 240  GeForce GT 220  GeForce 210  HTPC  DVD  Blu-ray  Video playback
[06/30/10 | by Anton Shilov]

Nowadays almost all modern graphics processing units can easily decode high-definition Blu-ray disc movies almost flawlessly. However, the question is whether the quality of their HD video playback is truly high. In this article we are checking out video quality playback of contemporary graphics cards for HTPCs in HQV 2.0 tests and also glance at CPU load during BD video decoding as well as check out power consumption of graphics boards.

GeForce GTX 480 SLI vs. Radeon HD 5870 CrossFire: Round Two GeForce GTX 480 SLI  Zotac GeForce GTX 480 AMP!
[06/23/10 | by Alexey Stepin]

In the first round of the fight between contemporary multi-GPU heavyweights GeForce GTX 470 SLI tandem won. Today we are going to find out how much faster a configuration of two GeForce GTX 480 graphics cards will be.

GeForce GTX 470 SLI against Radeon HD 5970: Deathmatch GeForce GTX 470 SLI  Palit GeForce GTX 470
[06/20/10 | by Alexey Stepin]

Radeon HD 5970 has long remained the leader among gaming graphics accelerators. Today it is facing a very dangerous rival – GeForce GTX 470 SLI tandem that may be a sign of the arrival of a new dual-GPU Nvidia graphics card.

Definity: AMD Talks About DirectX 11, Eyefinity and More
[06/19/10 | by Anton Shilov]

In the modern world it is not enough to create a hardware that is supposed to deliver high performance. In order to ensure efficient operation, software should be tailored for hardware and vice-versa. Today we are talking with AMD’ Neal Robison, David Hoff, and Richard Huddy

Nvidia GeForce GTX 465 Review: Right for Rehabilitation Zotac GeForce GTX 465  Nvidia GeForce GTX 465  Fermi
[05/31/10 | by Alexey Stepin]

Our preview of the new GeForce GTX 465 was not very optimistic. Today Nvidia’s newcomer that is destined to compete against such a dangerous rival as Radeon HD 5850 has a chance to restore its reputation. Our lab received the first mass production graphics card from Zotac based on the new Nvidia chip.

Nvidia GeForce GTX 465 Preview: Worthy Successor or a Weak Link?
[05/24/10 | by Alexey Stepin]

Nvidia didn’t stop at launching GeForce GTX 480/470 solutions and very soon will expand their DirectX 11 family with one more mode. We will try to find out how promising the new products called GeForce GTX 465 actually looks.

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 480 and GTX 470 Graphics Cards: DirectX 11 Battlefield Gigabyte GeForce GTX 480  Gigabyte GeForce GTX 470  Nvidia Fermi  GV-N480D5-15I-B  GV-N470D5-13I-B
[05/06/10 | by Alexey Stepin]

After several delays the new generation of powerful Nvidia graphics cards has finally seen the light of day and now the graphics giants can finally compete on equal terms. Let’s find out how good the praised Fermi architecture really is with the help of GeForce GTX 480 ad GTX 470 based products from Gigabyte.

XFX Radeon HD 5830 Review Radeon HD 5830  XFX Radeon HD 5830
[04/19/10 | by Alexey Stepin]

By launching their Radeon HD 5830 Advanced Micro Devices closed the empty spot between Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon HD 5770. Today we are going to talk about one of the mass production solutions based on this GPU. It will be represented by XFX Radeon HD 5830.

Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 - Our First Date Nvidia  GeForce GTX 480  Fremi  DirectX 11
[04/05/10 | by Sergey Lepilov]

For half a year since AMD's release of their latest ATI Radeon series we have been waiting for Nvidia to offer an alternative. The long wait is finally over. Let's have our very first look at the new graphics card with Nvidia's GF100 “Fermi” processor.

Contemporary Graphics Cards in Metro 2033 Metro 2033  performance in metro 2033
[03/23/10 | by Alexey Stepin]

It is no secret that post apocalyptic theme is pretty popular and has a lot of fans in the gaming community. The famous Fallout sequel has even created an entire sub-culture. Today we are going to talk about one more title in this genre that was announced recently – Metro 2033 3D shooter.

Power Consumption of Contemporary Graphics Accelerators: Spring 2010 GPU power consumption  Radeon HD power consumption  Nvidia GeForce power consumption  graphics card power consumption
[03/22/10 | by Alexey Stepin]

The graphics cards power consumption is always of interest to gaming fans and as the new GPU generations come out, we do our best to respond to this interest in the most extensive manner. So today, time has come for another update on this popular topic.

ATI Radeon HD 5670, Radeon HD 5570 and Radeon HD 5450: A Multimedia Ideal? Radeon HD 5670  Radeon HD 5570  Radeon HD 5450  Gigabyte GV-R567OC-1GI  Sapphire HD 5750 1GB DDR3 DP  Sapphire HD 5450 512MB DDR3 DP
[03/18/10 | by Alexey Stepin]

Not so long ago we talked about the multimedia capabilities of the new Budget solutions from Nvidia and they proved to be quite impressive. Today time has come to check out their competitors from the AMD camp: Radeon HD 5670, 5570 and 5450. Which one will be the winner of another round in this never-ending battle for technological superiority?

Contemporary Graphics Cards Performance in Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Battlefield: Bad Company 2
[03/09/10 | by Yaroslav Lyssenko]

One of the most anticipated game titles – Battlefield: Bad Company 2 – has just hit the market. X-bit labs decided to take a closer look at this game in order to help you pick up the right graphics card for the ultimate gaming experience.

Intermediate Link: First Look at ATI Radeon HD 5830 1024 MB ATI Radeon HD 5830 1024 MB  Radeon HD 5830 performance  Radeon HD 5830 specifications  Radeon HD 5830 pictures
[02/24/10 | by Sergey Lepilov]

This new graphics accelerator fits very logically into the new lineup of ATI solutions. However, it is primarily ATI/AMD pricing strategy in respect to older graphics cards that will determine the marketing success or failure of this newcomer.

EVGA GeForce GTX 275 CO-OP PhysX Edition against XFX Radeon HD 5850 Black Edition: Do We Need Physics Onboard? EVGA GeForce GTX 275 CO-OP PhysX Edition  XFX Radeon HD 5850 Black Edition  PhysX  Radeon HD 5850
[02/16/10 | by Alexey Stepin]

All contemporary Nvidia solutions support PhysX, but in return some of the GPU resources are assigned to physics effects acceleration. Is it possible to avoid performance losses without adding more cards? EVGA’s answer is "yes". We in our turn will try to answer the question if there is an alternative for the owners of ATI Radeon HD solutions.

Contemporary Graphics Accelerators in Mass Effect 2 Mass Effect 2
[02/12/10 | by Alexey Stepin]

The release of the second part of a unique sci-fi RPG is undoubtedly an important event for the gaming industry. Our today’s article will try to find out how fit contemporary hardware is for the sequel of a popular Mass Effect game.